Tourists in the Spanish city of Barcelona will have fewer lodging options come 2028, as the city has decided to evict operators of short-term apartment rentals.last week that the city planned to let all of the 10,101 tourist rental licenses granted to local landlords expire when they timed out in four years.
The decree law, originally passed in 2019, gives officials the right to"compulsory expropriation" of housing properties that have been"vacant without justified cause" for over two years, or those that qualify as protected housing that"is not used as a habitual and permanent residence" – namely, a short-term tourist rental.
"By November 2028, there will be no tourist apartments in Barcelona," city officials noted, with considerable finality.